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Author Nisha, P. R., author

Title Jumbos and jumping devils : a social history of Indian circus / Nisha P R
Edition First edition
Published New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Summary This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the exciting legal battles following the ban of training and performance of wild animals and children from the circus ring in the twenty first century
Notes This edition also issued in print: 2020
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 22, 2020)
Subject Circus -- India -- History
Circus
India
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190992088
0190992085